Box for flat metal tableware



Apr. 10, 1923.

c c. wlLsoN BOX FOR FLAT METAL TABLEWARE Filed Mar. 2, 1922 Patented Apr. 10, 1923.

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CLARENCE C. .WILSONQ OF BRI-DGEPORT, CONNECTICUT.

BOX FOR FLAT METAL TABLEWARE.

Application filed March 2, 1922. Serial No. 540,495.

To all whom it may con-cem:

Be it known that I, CLARENCE C. WILSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bridgeport, county of Fairfield, State of Connecticut, have invented an Improvement in Boxes for Flat Metal Tableware, of which the following isa. specification.

This invention relates to display boxes for flat metal table-ware which boxes are ordinarilymade-of paper or cardboard, and

has for. an object to provide a box of this j character which will be light and of pleasing appearance, which will securely hold the articles to be displayed, and which may be. easily and cheaply manufactured.

With these and other objects in view I have devised the display box illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which- Fig. l is a vertical longitudinal section 2o through the box.

Fig. 2 is a plany view element.- c

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the platform. Fig. 4 is an edge view of the positioning of the positioning .25 element shown in Fig. 2.

j .Fig` 5is an edge view of v the platform. Fig. 6' is a plan view showlng the shape of the member used to form the article sup'v porting bridge or rack before folding.

y 'Fignk 7 is a side view ofthe rack folded.

` Fig. 8'is a top plan view thereof.

f Fig. 9 is a viewpsimilar to'Fig. 6 showing how the rack may be lengthened to support more than one article.

Fig. 10 is al bottom plan view of the racln'and j Y Fig. 11 is an endelevation thereof. Figs. 2 to 6 inclusive and- 9 are drawn to ay smaller scale than the remaining figures. i The box comprises `a lower box sectlon l2 comprising a bottom wall 13 and upwardly extendingA end and side walls 14 around the periphery thereof. This lower box section is employed to carry the article supporting elements and is adapted to be inserted in the coversection 15, as shown in Fig. 1, suitable stop elements 16 being securedk within the cover ,section to ylimit the movement .ofthe box `section thereinto. Mounted in the upper part of the lower box section 12 and closing the same is'an article supporting platform 17 having .downwardly extending sidewalls 18 and end walls 19 aboutits periphery, and yprovided with a rectangular opening 20 `ex,

' opening 31 is out substantia tending transversely thereof, preferably be. tween the center and one of the ends. This platform is covered with, a suitable cover" ing 21, which is preferably velvet, butjmay be any other suitable" material desired, and

Lis extended downwardly around the edges,A

as shown at 22, and is foldedk 'around the edges of the opening 20, as shown `at 23.; Resting upon ythe bottom of the lower box section 12 is a positioning element 24 which 1s merely a rectangular piece of cardboard provided with a rectangular opening 25 so located as to be in alignment with the open-f lng 20 in the platform but somewhatglarger.' The article supporting the rack or bridge is substantially triangular in cross section, as shown in Figs. 1 and 11, and is held in position within the box bythe positioning element 24 and theyplatform '17, as' it is, mounted within the openings 20 and 25 in these elements. llt is formedpreferably by stamping a piece of cardboard'to substan-V tially the shape shown in full lines in Fig. 6,' the bodyportion 26 being substantially rectangular in shape and y being provided with substantially triangular projections 27 and 28, the projections 28 being formed with A,tabs 29, and the body portion being provided .at its ends with-tabs'30.l At the same time the rack is stamped or out,A an lyin the mide length of the body portion, lthe ends 32 there- .OffV being wider than the mid portion, las shown, for a purpose presently to be described. To facilitate folding of the'pr jections 28, andthe tabs 29 and 30 in shaping the'rack, thek element shown in Fig.l 6 is scored on the underside alongk the dotted lines 33 and on its upperk side along the light lines 34 and 34,". Before this element is folded to form the rack,a piece of covering material, preferably velvet, indicated at35, is applied thereto by applying to the element a.. coat of glue or other adhesive, the A material being applied while the glue is' ina state/fof tacking or sticking. Also, while the.: adl-"i hesive is in this condition, the memberform'- ing the rack 1s folded to the shape shown 1n F1gs.,1, 7, 8 10 and 11, by folding-,the

body member downwardly about'the transdition, the covering material is pressedfinto i mi and willalso be composed of cheap material.

the notch formed by the opening 31 so as to form an article receiving recess 36. It will be seen that the portions of the body ofthe member on opposite sides of the line y 34 will form the tapering Jsides of the rack terminating in a ridge 37 at its top but with their lower edges spaced to-make the racks' serted through the opening in the posi` Ationing element 24 with the tabs lying on the undersides of this element, which acts" to retain the sides of the rack in position and prevent it from flattening out. This element with the rack is now placed within the lower box section 12, the element 24 vproperly positioning the rack therein. rlhe platv form 17 is now inserted in the upper portion ofthe lower box section to close the same with the upper portion of the rack projecting through the opening 2O therein, as shown in/Fig. 1, making the article supporting section of the boxcomplete. Because of the tapered sidesv of the opening 31, when the rack element is folded toform the ridge, overhanging Vportions 38 are provided which extend overthe handle 39as shown `in Fig. 7, retaining the same against vertical movement therein.

It will be apparent, from the foregoing description, that the box may be composed entirely of paper or cardboard, except for the' velvet `coverings for the platform and rack, and so will, be very light in weight The element, to form the rack, mayl be stamped by a single blow of a pressand so may be rapidly formed, reducing the number of operations ordinarily required. The rwhole supporting structure, and the article supported thereby, will be entirely enclosed by the coverl section 15. In order that, when assembled, the top 17 of the platformy and bottom 13 of the box section may be parallel, I preferably provide recesses 40 in the bottom edges of the sides 18 to allow for the elevated portion of the element 24, indicated at 41 in Fig. 1. This elevation is caused by the tabs and portion of the covering material under the positioning element. c i

The construction, as described, is designed Afor supporting a singlearticle, but if it is desired to support a plurality of articles in the same box all that is necessary is to proportionately widen the body portion 26 of the rack, as shown in Fig. 9, and to punch a .plurality of openings 31 therein, the projections 27 and 28,-and tabs 29 and 30 be.

ing positioned the same as in a rack designed to support a single article. If it is desired to support more than two articles, this body portion is widened accordingly.

Having thus set forth the nature of my invention, what I claim is:

1. A display box including a platform provided with an opening therein, and a bridge mounted in said opening comprising a cardboard strip folded to form a ridge above the platform, said ridge being provided with an article receiving recess.

2. Afdisplay box including a platform provided with an opening therein, kand an article supporting bridge extending upwardly through said opening comprising a substantially rectangular piece of cardboard having substantially triangular projections on opposite sides thereof, said piece of cardboard being folded intermediate vits ends to form a ridge above the surface of the platform, and the projections being folded to close the ends of the space under vsaid ridge.

3. A display box including a substantially rectangular positioning element having an opening therethrough, an article supporting rack in said opening comprising a substantially retangular piece of cardboard provided with substantially triangular projections on opposite sides thereof and proj ecting tabs at its ends, said cardboard being folded intermediate its ends to form a ridge above the positioning element, the triangular projections being folded to close the ends of the yspace under said ridge and the tabs extending beneath the positioning element, and a platform above said element vand provided with an openingl to receive said rack.

4. A display box comprising a lower box section, an upper cover section, a positioning element insaid box section provided'with an opening, an article supporting rack in said opening and comprising a piece of cardboard. folded intermediate its ends to provide a ridge above the element and having tabs projecting beneath said element, and a platform in said box section above the positioning element and provided with an opening to receive the said rack.

5. A display box comprising alower box section, an upper cover section, a Vpositioning element in said box section provid'edwith an opening` an article supporting rack in said opening and comprising a piece of cardboard folded intermediate its ends to prov 1,451,388 i i i g3 intermediate its ends to form a ridge above boardv folded intermediate its ends to pro said platform, said ridge being provided vide a ridge above the element andl having with an article receiving recess, and a cloth tabs projecting beneath said element, said covering glued to the bridge and extending ridge' being provided with an articlereceiv- K into the recess. p ing recess, a platform in said box section'15j i 7. A display box comprising a lower box -above the positioning element provided With section, an upper cover section, a positionan opening to receive `the said rack, and

' 'p ing element in said box section provided with cloth covers for the platform and rack.r

an opening, an article supporting rack in In testimony whereof I afix my signature. l0 said opening and comprising a piece of cardn l CLARENCE C. WILSON. 

